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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



REPORT OF THE IMPERIAL ECONOMIC 



BOTANIST. 



(G. P. Hector, M.A., B.Sc) 



I. Introduction. 



Mr. Howard held charge of the Section up till December, 

 when he proceeded on 11 months' combined leave, accom- 

 panied by Mrs. Howard, Second Imperial Economic 

 Botanist. I took over charge of the Section on 20th De- 

 cember and held charge for the remainder of the year. 



In 1919 ; the hot-weather deputation of Mr. and Mrs. 

 Howard to Quetta, for the purpose of developing the fruit 

 industry of Baluchistan, terminated. The work has been 

 handed over to the Local Administration. 



The following are the main items of work which have 

 been in progress. 



II. Wheat. 



In the Botanical Area, work on wheat during the past 

 season has been confined to the growing of large areas of 

 P 12, P 4 and P 6 as a nucleus of pure seed for distribution 

 purposes, and to a trial of P 53, a new rust-resistant wheat 

 produced by Mr. Howard by crossing, on P 6, against P 12, 

 to test its relative yielding capacity. The result of this test 

 was as follows : — 



As a result of a severe rain-storm in January, P 53 

 lodged very badly, while P 12 did not suffer so much. All 

 plots had black rust moderately. 



